Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Trade token for the Sanitary Dairy of Barnesville, OH owned by Marquis Peterson
late 19th century
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An oval trade token for a quart of milk owned by Marquis Peterson. The token is silver with embossed lettering and decorative dashes around the edge. On the frontside of the token is “GOOD FOR / 1 / QUART OF MILK.” On the backside of the token is “SANITARY / DAIRY / BARNESVILLE, / OHIO.”
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Catalog reference: 2017.78.5
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